Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi (Gran Sasso)
Map with all coordinates: | Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi CAI refuge category C |
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 The Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi with the Campo Imperatore plateau |
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| location | Monte Portella ridge; L'Aquila Province , Abruzzo , Italy ; Valley location: L'Aquila | |
| Mountain range | Gran Sasso d'Italia , Abruzzo Apennines | |
| Geographical location: | 42 ° 26 '53.3 " N , 13 ° 33' 7.1" E | |
| Altitude | 2388 m slm | |
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| builder | CAI Section Rome | |
| owner | CAI Section Rome | |
| Built | 1908 | |
| Construction type | Refuge | |
| Usual opening times | June to September | |
| accommodation | 15 beds, 9 camps | |
| Winter room | Yes | |
| Hut directory | DAV | |
The Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi is a refuge of the Rome section of the Italian Alpine Club CAI in the Gran Sasso massif in the Abruzzo Apennines . The hut has 24 beds and a winter room and is usually open from the beginning of June to the end of September and on the weekends in May and October.
location
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The hut is located east of the summit of Monte Portella just below the summit ridge not far from the border between the provinces of L'Aquila and Teramo in the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park at 2388 m slm . To the southeast is the winter sports area of Campo Imperatore , which can be seen from the hut. The Sentiero Italia long-distance hiking trail leads past the Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi .
history
The Rifugio Duca degli Aburzzi was opened in 1908 by the CAI Section Rome after the location of the Rifugio Garibaldi, which was built twenty years earlier and not far away, had proven to be prone to snow. The windy ridge of Monte Portella, on which no snow could accumulate, was therefore the ideal location, even if the construction required a particularly robust construction. The new rifugio was named in honor of the Duke of Abruzzo and explorer Luigi Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta . At the inauguration on June 28, 1908, the Duke was not present for scheduling reasons, but among the 30 invited guests was Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern , who gave a short speech. The delegation of the CAI, which started the day before from Rome, was led by the deputy and vice-president of the Rome section, Attilio Brunialti . In 1934 the hut was expanded. The opening of the Hotel Campo Imperatore, which is only about 40 minutes' walk away, in the same year led to a decline in visitors and, as a result, to the decline of the refuge. During the Second World War, the run down hut was used for military purposes. After the war, the Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi was modernized several times and completely renovated between 2018 and 2019.
Accesses
- From Campo Imperatore , 2120 m ⊙ on path 101 in 40 minutes
- From Prati di Tivo, 1450 m ⊙ on path 100, 102 in 4 hours
- From Fonte Cerreto, 1125 m ⊙ on path 102 in 3½ - 4 hours
Crossings and neighboring huts
- To Rifugio Garibaldi , 2230 m ⊙ on path 161, 101 in 20 minutes.
- To Rifugio Franchetti , 2230 m ⊙ on path 161, 101, 103 in 1 ½ - 2 hours.
- To Bivacco Bafile, 2669 m ⊙ on path 161, 104 in 2 - 2 ½ hours.
literature
- Guida ai Rifugi del CAI. 375 Rifugi del Club Alpino Italiano per scoprire la montagna. RCS Mediagroup, Milan 2013.
- Stefano Ardito: I rifugi dell'Appennino centrale. 147 rifugi e bivacchi. Itinerari. Informazioni. Consigli utili . Iter Edizioni, Subiaco 2010, ISBN 978-88-8177-159-2 .
- Luca Grazzini, Paolo Abate: Gran Sasso d'Italia. Guida dei Monti d'Italia . Club Alpino Italiano / Touring Club Italiano , Milan 1992.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Storia. In: rifugioducadegliabruzzi.it. Retrieved May 21, 2020 (Italian).
- ↑ Roberta Scorranese: Duca degli Abruzzi: in cima al Gran Sasso le famiglie seguono gli alpinisti. In: corriere.it. August 9, 2019, accessed May 21, 2020 (Italian).
- ↑ Finiti i lavori al Rifugio Duca degli Abruzzi. Riapre il locale invernale. In: montagna.tv. September 29, 2019, accessed May 21, 2020 (Italian).
- ↑ Luca Grazzini, Paolo Abate: Gran Sasso d'Italia. Guida dei Monti d'Italia p. 98